Christine Bass Heath

Christine B. Heath was a remarkable woman and an inspiration for all who her knew her! She was raised on a Harnett County farm by hard working, loving parents, Wiley B & Susie Bass. After graduating as the salutatorian of her class of 1944, she was recruited by the FBI to work in Washington, DC. She left the work force after she & her husband celebrated the birth of their first child. She returned to work 13 years later at NIEHS and excelled in her position while raising 8 children as a single parent. She became a key trainer and traveled across the US. She is celebrated for her joy of life, her compassion and her devotion to her family.

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